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Public Administration- Paper I "Syllabus Topic – Personnel Administration:
pay and service conditions"

Q1. "What are the principal
considerations in developing a sound remuneration for civil servants ?"

The remuneration or the pay constitutes the most important
single factor among the attractions of public service as it is not only a source
to support the personal responsibilities of a personnel but also it is
significant with the respect to the prestige that it commands in the estimation
of the publicThere are several considerations while developing the remuneration
for civil servants.

1) The emolument must be comparable with the Private Sector so that it does
not offer competition to the Government Service
2) Anderson Commission on Pay suggested to pay what is necessary to recruit and
retain efficient staff. This could include factors such as cost of living,
marriage, children, social position etc
3) The cost of living in the area of service must be incorporated in arriving at
the emolument. However, with fluctuations in the economy there must not be
fluctuations in the pay. Therefore a minimum subsistence level must be fixed
4) The pay must be commensurate with the mean of the per capita income of the
country
5) A principle of equal pay for equal work must be adopted to reward effort with
incentives
6) Regional Considerations in Remuneration: In India local or regional
allowances are given to public servants in five kinds of circumstances, namely,

(a) to meet the high cost of living in certain cities or areas,
(b) to compensate for the hardships of service in areas whose climate is
notoriously bad,
(c) to compensate for the hardship of service in remote or difficult areas,
(e.g., frontier tracts),
(d) to meet the higher cost of living and special requirements in hill stations
like warm clothing, quilt, etc., and
(e) to compensate for the rigours of the field service.

In short , it can be observed that remuneration of civil servants are decided
by taking into consideration their economic , social and health well being. A
comprehensive remuneration plays an important role retaining the employee and
keeping him motivated to fulfill the requirements of job in an efficient way

Indian Administration- Paper II "Syllabus Topic –Financial Management:
Parliamentary control of public expenditure"

Q2. Discuss the major approaches/theories to
understand the growth of public expenditure.